Scotland with Mabel
Introduction
Our lovely Mabel is a sweet mixed hound who is looking for a sitter to stay with her! She is spayed, 4 years old , small size and very friendly.
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We have a modern 200 m2 house on two floors with garden/patio, home cinema room, office (printer/monitor), living room with smart TV, yoga room, walk-in closet room, guest double bedroom+closet, 1 toilet/wc, 1 family bathroom (shower/ jacuzzi tub), 1 master bedroom+ ensuite shower, kitchen with dining area up to 6 people. We have an additional inflatable bed. Your room has private bathroom and a built-in wardrobes that can be used to hang your clothes. Hairdryer. Kettle with tea/coffees. The location is a quiet residential area surrounded by trees, it is 20-30 mins walk to city centre and 45 mins walk to the beach. The nearest park, Baxter Park, is just a 5 minute walk, and so is the nearest supermarket/pharmacy. There is a lovely pedestrian walk nearby along the Firth of Tay and from there you can walk along the river up to Brought Ferry in 30 mins. We are lucky to have a bus stop next to our home (in 5-10 mins to Dundee city center, 15 mins to Broughty Ferry, a nice village with a castle and a lovely beach). Dundee itself has lots to see, including the new V&A museum, the RSS Discovery Museum, the DCA, Mc Manus Art Gallery, HMS Unicorn, Verdant Works, Dundee Law, Balgay Hill, Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee Ice Arena etc. Nearby we have the town of St. Andrews (30 mins by bus), Tentsmuir Beach and Forest as well as the beautiful Scottish countryside and mountains. The Fife coastal path along the the East Neuk Fishing Villages and Lomond hills are some of our usual walking spots during the weekend. We have plenty of books for you to find easy walks or you can check https://www.conservationwise.org/the-five-top-trails-in-angus/ and https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ which provides a lot of tips for walks and hikes. The Cairngorms are at 1h/1.15 from Dundee too and there you can skii as well in the winter (Glenshee). Edinburgh is also a little over 1 hour from here. Although (almost) everything is feasible by bus/train by checking googlemaps, a car would help to reach more remote/wild areas. There's parking space in front of the house.
Show more...Responsibilities
You'd be responsible for keeping Mabel happy, feeding her and taking her for a walk in the park or a run at the beach every day.
Show more...Meet the pets
Mabel
6 years
Sitter Reviews (16)
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Franz and Valeria, are great hosts, with a lovely modern house in Dundee. Mabel is very friendly and a delight to house-sit with. She enjoys a walk in the park or the local beach, and loves to join you on the sofa in the evening.
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Mabel is an absolute sweetheart! I adored my time with her so much, and I think of her often! Val and Franz live in a wonderful part of Dundee and I found my time with Mabel to be so relaxing and full of joy. Thank you Val, Franz and THANK YOU MABEL!
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Mabel is such a gorgeous girl and a real pleasure to look after. She does like to sleep in until at least 10am and would sleep all day wrapped in her blanket given half a chance. However, once we reached for our coats she sprang to life and the adventures we had were great. She travelled well in the car ( we were advised not to feed her before a car journey and that was good advice ) and she absolutely loves the beach walks. We didn't let her off the long lead as the beaches were very busy over Christmas and New Year. She loves to watch TV and we found something featuring dogs each evening for her to watch - she got so excited watching, it was very funny :) The house is absolutely lovely and comfortable. The information provided about Mabel and the house was extremely comprehensive. Hopefully we will meet up with Mabel again one day, she's one special girl who will always bring back special memories.
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This has been a truly enjoyable sit for us, 25 days with sweet little Mabel in this beautiful part of coastal Dundee. Firstly the pet - little Mabel - omg she is such a sweet little pooch that definitely will steal your heart! She has the prettiest face and the most beautiful tummy, almost piglet like! She always starts her day snuggled up in her bed, she does like a lie in and is happy to lay there till almost mid morning. She likes you to snuggle her up with her blanket. She loves to play Flirt in the garden, she is very fast! She loves her walks out especially along the beach and loves to sand dig. She's very good with other dogs happy to play and greet them, happy to steer herself away from any big ones. We mostly kept her on her longer leash, she does have the 'hound' instinct so could easily get distracted by any nice rabbit smells in the dunes. The one time we did let her off leash was on the headland at Elie Ness Lighthouse, it was a real joy watching her running all around, she was definitely smiling, she kept near to us and it was no problem getting her back on her leash, she was so good. (Val and Franz permission). Location - there is a super green Park very close to the house and Mabel likes walking there. When she gets tired she likes to walk home in between the two of us we noticed. After running about she likes to lay flat on the grass or beach and cool her tummy. We took Mabel almost everywhere with us, she loves to ride in the car. She sat really well on my lap she loves to look at the views. We also took her bed for the back of the car, after a long walk out, she preferred to fall asleep on the journey home. She likes to stand in the middle shelf between us for a little while but she happily sits back on the seat when told. When we returned from a rainy day walk, after being wiped dry with the towel in the garage, Mabel likes to play a little chase game around Val's car, she almost squeals with delight at the play time. Mabel loves to sit downstairs with you and watch tv. She snuggles up under her special blanket, often she makes a 'cave' and is completely hidden until a little nose peeps out. She loves a snuggle up to you with her head on your leg. And she loves an evening play with her toys on her blanket on the sofa. She especially loves her red bone. She loves a game of tickle too, she is very gentle. She actually talks to you with her little adorable grunts. The home - it is fabulous! and spotless. You will be so comfortable in this modern beautiful home, it is a real treat to live in and the pretty garden. Location - there are different beach walks a short car drive away. The nearest - Broughty Ferry beach is lovely, a long sandy beach you can have a great long walk here. St Andrews, with its coastal path walk and Elie are beautiful beach towns to visit and Lunan Bay beach is superb. Baxter Park, a 5 minutes walk away, is a smart wide open space of grass, trees and garden areas. Really lovely to walk around. Val and Franz are two very lovely kind people. We met them on our arrival and instantly felt at ease with them. They could not have given us more information about Mabel and their home and what was near by to explore and they truly wanted us to have a wonderful time in Dundee. The information they gave to us in their Welcome Pack was hugely thorough and we had lots of helpful communications with them. If you get the chance to sit for Val and Franz and spend time with and care for Mabel jump at the chance. You will have a wonderful time and will definitely fall in love with their adorable little pooch. We would highly recommend this sit and truly hope we can sit again for them and spend time with Mabel. She will always have a place in our hearts. We hope to meet Mabel and Val and Franz again. We already miss Mabel so much.
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I loved my stay here! Lovely kind hosts, a great house in a nice location, and best of all was hanging out with the cutest puppy. Mabel is a heart-stealer who loves to play and nap. Highly recommend!
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Val, Franz & Mabel
